Man recovering from leg wounds

STOCKTON - A man was rushed to a hospital Wednesday evening after being shot in central Stockton, authorities said.

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STOCKTON - A man was rushed to a hospital Wednesday evening after being shot in central Stockton, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 6:35 p.m. near East Hazelton Avenue and South Pilgrim Street. The victim was walking or riding his bicycle north on Pilgrim toward Hazelton, where two men were waiting at the corner, said a witness who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he feared for his safety. One of the two men then shot the victim at least two times, hitting him in the lower extremities, the witness said.

The witness said the two men then fled from the corner, going north on Hazelton. They were described as Latino men in their 20s, one with a white shirt and one with a black shirt.